I have had a hard time believing anything I’ve seen on Twitter or Facebook in the way of pictures, etc., but I’ve had conversations with people I know have personally dealt with racial slurs, racial graffiti, etc., in the past two days. I can launch back with, “Well, Trump didn’t do it,” or, “Well, it’s not why I voted for him,” (and I didn’t vote for him), but what I need to do instead is simply listen. Feel the hurt. Mourn with those who mourn.

Let’s get across the table with someone not like us and hear each other. We’re in this mess because we haven’t talked to each other. Let’s quit the cycle and learn from each other.

When there are legitimate concerns with those on the margins, one more thing…

Let us STAND with them. As believers, let us live out the goodness of the Kingdom of God, and that has nothing to do with who we voted for last Tuesday. Let’s live differently.

We have opportunities brilliantly disguised as challenges. Let us rise up.